(Wider shot of both as Mr. Harris makes notes. Kevin glances at Mr. Harris, then picks up the bigger box and exits.)

A slave.

Cut to
Int. Night - Kevin's Bedroom

(Shot from directly above Kevin as he tosses in bed. Eerie music plays and a clock ticks as the camera moves in slowly.)

That night I had a dream.

(Fade to fantasy as a dog howls.)

-(The camera rolls forward through a dark room. It passes a sign reading "Public notice. Unattended children will be sold as slaves." The camera continues down a foggy aisle lit by a red light in the distance. The camera makes another turn and rolls up to the legs of Mr. Harris and pans up to him. He has his hands on his hips, and a cigar in his mouth.)

-(Shot of Kevin carrying a large pile of boxes on his back as he starts to climb some stairs.)

-(Wider shot down the stairway as Kevin approaches slowly.)

-MR. HARRIS (V/O): Well?!

-(Shot of Mr. Harris looking at Kevin off-screen.)

-MR. HARRIS: Are you working?!

-(Wider shot of Mr. Harris.)

-MR. HARRIS: Or breathing?!

-(Shot down the stairway of Kevin.)

-KEVIN: Working, sir.

-MR. HARRIS: Then do it!

-(Close shot of Kevin frowning at Mr. Harris off-screen.)

-KEVIN: Oh, please, sir...I was just wondering...it's almost six o'clock...may I go home now?

(Close shot of Mr. Harris as he takes the cigar from his mouth.)

-MR. HARRIS: No!

-(Shot of Mr. Harris taking a large pocket-watch out and holding it up.)

-MR. HARRIS: There's plenty of time left.

-(Close shot of the watch, which reads 5:13. The camera pans slightly to Mr. Harris who is frowning at Kevin off-screen.)

-(Shot of Kevin in the stairway.)

-MR. HARRIS (V/O): I want you to stack the one-ton bolts...

(Shot of Mr. Harris holding the pocket-watch.)

-MR. HARRIS: On the right-hand shelf...

-(Close shot of Mr. Harris.)

-MR. HARRIS: The top...right-hand...shelf! (Laughs.)

-(Close shot of Kevin looking upward.)

-(Close shot of Mr. Harris as he laughs.)

-(Close shot of Kevin looking upward.)

Cut to
Int. Morning - Arnold Kitchen

(Close shot of Kevin as he approaches the camera and pauses.)

KEVIN: Dad, can I talk to you for a minute?

I had to act.

(Shot past Jack at the sink as Kevin approaches from the dining room doorway. The camera moves more in front of Jack.)

Put this in perspective. Job-stress was getting me down.

JACK: Huh?

(Jack looks back to the sink.)

JACK: Yeah, sure...Your mother and I were up half the night. This damn drip. What's up?

(Kevin sighs.)

KEVIN: It's about Mr. Harris.

(Shot past Kevin of Jack frowning at the faucet part he is holding.)

JACK: Yeah...I heard you got a raise. That's terrific.

(Closer shot past Jack of Kevin, who smiles quickly.)

KEVIN: Yeah...well...

(Shot past Kevin as Jack grimaces as he tries to tighten the part.)

(Close shot past Jack of Kevin.)

KEVIN: What's the matter?

(Shot past Kevin of Jack. Jack sighs and looks at the part.)

JACK: Well, it came apart OK...

(Close shot past Jack of Kevin looking at the part.)

JACK: Put in a new washer, and now I can't seem to get it...

(Shot past Kevin of Jack frowning at the part.)

JACK: To hold together. (Gestures.)

(Close shot of Kevin looking at the part off-screen.)

KEVIN: Where's your bib screw?

(Close shot of Jack frowning and looking at Kevin off-screen.)

JACK: Huh?

(Close shot of Kevin looking at the part off-screen.)

KEVIN: You know - your bib screw. Probably fell down the drain.

(Shot past Kevin of Jack looking at him off-screen.)

KEVIN (V/O): It happens all the time. They're easy to replace.

And the way he looked at me, for one second...

(Jack nods slightly.)

(Close shot past Jack of Kevin looking at him.)

I almost felt good about...hardware.

KEVIN: You know, we sell bib screws down at Harris'.

(Shot past Kevin of Jack looking at the part.)

JACK: Ah, that's OK. I'll probably shoot over to the mall.

KEVIN: The mall?

(Shot past Kevin of Jack looking at the part, glancing at Kevin, then frowning at the part again.)

(Shot of the doorway as Kevin passes the camera, exits, and trots away. The screen door slowly bangs closed.)

(Shot of the front window of the store.)

I traded in my tie for a stupid hat and a plastic nametag at the mall. When I left a month later - no one cared.

(The camera pulls back slowly.)

But every time I pick up a flat-head screw, I think of old man Harris, and how those cowbells clanged as I walked out that door. And even though I can't say exactly what I gained...I know I can't measure...what I lost.

(The store's lights click off. "Pennies From Heaven" starts.)

(Close shot of a black-and-white photograph. The camera pulls back to reveal an old cigar store.)

"Every time it rains it rains"
"Pennies from heaven"

(Black-and-white photograph of a customer and a smiling clerk at the counter.)

"Don't you know each cloud contains"
"Pennies from heaven"

(Black-and-white photograph of a man behind the counter of a drugstore, holding a pestle. the camer zooms in on it.)

"You'll find your fortune falling"
"All over town"

(Black-and-white photograph of a gasoline nozzle in a gas tank. The camera pulls back to show the attendant and a customer.)

"Be sure that your umbrella"
"Is upside down"

(Black-and-white photograph of a grocer arranging fruit in the storefront. The camera pulls back revealing the sigh "Beachwood Market".)

(Black-and-white photograph of an old man looking over a counter at two boys.)